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Took 60+ years to raise the question; what held Mr. Flintstone's rear axle in place? Come to think of it, how'd it steer?
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Took 60+ years to raise the question; what held Mr. Flintstone's rear axle in place? Come to think of it, how'd it steer?
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toeless joe (Jan 18, 2021)
Some wheels are screwed...
 to navigate marshy ground. Gascony, France. Circa 1895.
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Shepherds wear stilts (tchangues) to navigate marshy ground. Gascony, France. Circa 1895.
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looks like tri pods to keep out of the bugs&stickers/weeds/poop. i kinda doubt you can traverse mussy ground on stilts.
neilbourjaily (Jan 18, 2021), Toolmaker51 (Jan 17, 2021)
The third stick is their Shepherds crook, and yes they did walk on them https://mashable.com/2016/08/13/stilt-shepherds-landes/
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Wow oh wow! There has to be a Good Reason for this. "How's ya new job going mate? Er I'm climbing the Ladder pretty quickly!" My Stilts are Bigger than yours! Get a job in a Circus later on.
What I see is not a lot of sheep watching going on........
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jackhoying (Jan 18, 2021), marksbug (Jan 17, 2021)
I didn't know Marty Feldman got his start as a shepherd! (Far left guy). Maybe that guys name is Abby Normal?
mwmkravchenko (Jan 18, 2021)
that would be abby normal.possibly the abby normal weekley meating.
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